Occasionally when I upload a photo to Flickr, I’ll add some geotagging information if I have it readily available. Geotagging, for the uninitiated, is way to to tell Flickr where (down to the intersection) you took a particular photo. Basically,…
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Cornell researchers use geotagged Flickr photos to create maps
Making Our Literary and Historical Heritage Available Online
One item that caught my eye in the news today was that UNESCO has just opened the World Digital Library, the first online, international, book depository.
The project, which launched today in Paris, “draws material from more than 30 national libraries and…
More →New Scientist: Where’s the remotest place on Earth?
As the Internet binds more and more people together, it’s also important to remember that there are many more physical, tangible infrastructures that are connecting the global human race on a scale never seen before.
But while new products reach our…
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